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enWhat would the font be in a book in Library of Babel?http://typophile.com/node/115426
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I´m making a book based on the short story "library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borge as a school assignment. (studying graphic design.)<br />
<a href="http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html" title="http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html">http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel</a></p>
<p>I´m about to decide on a font.<br />
In the story Borge describes the font used in all the books in the library:</p>
<p>"To perceive the distance between the divine and the human, it is enough to compare these crude wavering symbols which my fallible hand scrawls on the cover of a book, with the organic letters inside: punctual, delicate, perfectly black, inimitably symmetrical. "</p>
<p>Just by reading this description, what would you say the font could be?</p>
<p>I´m thinking a serif, and something really classical, like Garamond, Baskerville, Caslon, or maybe Bembo?<br />
(based on that the library has a infinite feel to it, and that the books are quite big.)</p>
<p>But would be interesting to hear what you think!<br />
thanks!<br />
Best<br />
G</p>
http://typophile.com/node/115426#commentsBabelBorgeslibraryperfect serif etc...Typography / Compositionhttp://typophile.com/crss/node/115426Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:25:01 +0000gabbbahey115426 at http://typophile.comProgram to print (or PDF) my font library?http://typophile.com/node/98310
<p>Does anyone know if there is a program I can use that will make a sample of all the typefaces in my library which can then be printed our or made into a PDF for reference?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
http://typophile.com/node/98310#commentsfontfontslibraryreferencetypographyBuildhttp://typophile.com/crss/node/98310Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:49:13 +0000fixxwisdom98310 at http://typophile.comArne Jacobsen library signhttp://typophile.com/node/97781
<p>@typeid &gt; Here is an original sign from Arne Jacobsens Rødovre Library. But which font is used? Help much appreciated !</p>
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http://typophile.com/node/97781#commentsArne JacobsenlibrarysignType ID Board [OLD]http://typophile.com/crss/node/97781Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:37:13 +0000john_nielsen97781 at http://typophile.comTenth annual St Bride Library conferencehttp://typophile.com/node/84211
<p>Tension is frequently described as a positive in design, with designers balancing opposing constraints and visual ideas in often ‘perfect tension’. Design work balances a whole series of tensions: analogue–digital; male–female; Twitter–Facebook; art–design; East–West; old–young; interns–employees; global–local; micro–macro; educated–‘feral’; in-house–independent; degree course–short course/apprenticeship; designer–client.</p>
<p>In these uncertain times of economic and educational cutbacks, what of the old adage that from adversity comes creativity? In the aftermath of WWII, the exhibition ‘Britain can make it’ celebrated the potential of design as a tool for national recovery. The political struggles of the 1960s fuelled the portfolios of a generation of our most celebrated graphic designers. So where are seeds of creativity emerging from current struggles? What are the key points of tension today and what possibilities for designerly making and thinking are opening up as a result? Is tension vital to the design process itself?</p>
<p>Join us to such ask questions and more at Critical Tensions, the tenth annual St Bride Library conference, 10–11 November 2011. Embracing history, education and design practice, this two-day event provides a space for meeting and voicing concerns, for collectively exploring ideas, sharing strategies, consolidating knowledge, and for challenging and reaffirming values.</p>
<p>Speakers include: Alan Kitching, Paul Rennie, Jonathan Barnbrook, Gerry Leonidas, Phil Baines, Steve Watson, Derek Yates, Jack Schulze, Lucienne Roberts and Rebecca Wright, Vaughan Oliver and Zoë Bather.</p>
<p>For more information please visit: <a href="http://stbride.org/events?show=criticaltensions" title="http://stbride.org/events?show=criticaltensions">http://stbride.org/events?show=criticaltensions</a></p>
artconferenceCriticalCritical TensionsdesignlibrarylondonNewsSt. BrideSt. Bride LibraryTensionstypographyMon, 01 Aug 2011 13:03:25 +0000beckychilcott84211 at http://typophile.comNew York Public Library engraving, similar typefacehttp://typophile.com/node/80170
<p>I'm looking for typefaces similar to this engraved type in the New York Public Library. </p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/nypl2_6618.jpg" /></div></p>
<p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/nypl1_5670.jpg" /></div></p>
http://typophile.com/node/80170#commentsengravinglibraryNYCserifType ID Board [OLD]http://typophile.com/crss/node/80170Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:37:41 +0000nikolaos80170 at http://typophile.comLibrary New Jersey - Classic Roman {Jim, self}http://typophile.com/node/26885
<p> Any ideas exactly what face this is? <BR />Many thanks <BR />\image </p>
http://typophile.com/node/26885#commentsAgfaClassic RomanlibrarysolvedType ID Board [OLD]http://typophile.com/crss/node/26885Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:56:24 +0000anonymous26885 at http://typophile.com